294. Oh Come, Thou Stricken Lamb of God

L.M.
by W.C. Dessler, tr. by Wesley
1
Oh come, Thou stricken Lamb of God!
 
Who shed’st for us Thine own life-blood,
 
And teach us all Thy love — then pain
 
In life were sweet, and death were gain.
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.” (Isaiah 53:4)
“He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.” (Isaiah 53:8)
“Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.” (Luke 22:20)
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21)
2
Take Thou our hearts, and let them be
 
Forever closed to all but Thee;
 
Thy willing servants, let us wear
 
The seal of love forever there.
3
How blest are they who still abide,
 
Close sheltered by Thy watchful side;
 
Who life and strength from Thee receive,
 
And with Thee move, and in Thee live.
“Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.” (Psalm 63:7)
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:13)
“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.” (Acts 17:28)
4
Ah, Lord! enlarge our scanty thought,
 
To know the wonders Thou hast wrought;
 
Unloose our stammering tongues to tell
 
Thy love, immense, unsearchable.
5
Firstborn of many brethren, Thou!
 
To whom both heaven and earth must bow;
 
Heirs of Thy shame and of Thy throne,
 
We bear Thy cross and seek Thy crown.
“If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us.” (2 Timothy 2:12)
“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” (1 Corinthians 9:25)
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